Big Brother is Watching You - Security without Freedom?
privacy·@timsaid·
0.000 HBDBig Brother is Watching You - Security without Freedom?
<html> <center><img src="https://s12.postimg.org/5oll4z3d9/Impianti_di_videosorveglianza.png" width="1200" height="675"/></center> <p>Freedom and security, two values that should be balanced. Freedom and civil rights were defended, and sometimes sacrificed, for the sake of more security. Society’s wish for more security has been paid for with that freedom.<br> There are more and sharper laws, and more privileges granted to security and surveillance industries.<br> </p> <p>Security or Privacy? This is a controversial topic at the moment. Is it that government surveillance protects our rights or does it represent restrictions to our daily lives? Most will agree freedom needs securing, but security is needed to protect freedom, not change or abolish liberty. it is the substratum of freedom. Both are the inseparable sides of the same coin. In light of recent developments, however, it seems this coin is being ripped apart.<br> </p> <p>It is not long ago that countries saw airspace, space, oceans and land as their area of influence. And as times are changing, the cyberspace is now another theater of activity. Granted, it is not only the law abiding citizen that uses the internet for communication but terrorists as well, in order to prepare and execute their attacks. To avoid such attacks, governments widely monitor all communications, putting every single internet user under general suspicion. Organizations like the NSA are gathering intelligence in order to detect unusual patterns of behavior and protect us, what a great deal! But what do we pay for it?<br> </p> <p>While the terrorists have little respect for laws and might use new methods of communications to avoid surveillance, the citizen is perpetually tracked, 24/7. Everyone is suspicious. This leads to people being afraid to speak their minds, known as self-censorship. The debate is no longer about security versus privacy, but liberty versus control.<br> Benjamin Franklin says: "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Those who give up privacy for security are likely to end up with neither.<br> </p> <p>With today’s technology we tend to make public some sensitive data, sharing our lives on Facebook and Co., and making ourselves vulnerable to hackers, corporations and a host of other bad actors. Whether it’s selling custom-made advertisements and profiting from your attention, stealing your credit card information for a variety of uses. This publicly held data is not necessarily well secured, either.<br> </p> <p>While surveillance might be a way to protect its citizen and potentially prevent terrorist attacks, it is also a way to chill the exercise of free speech and expression. It is a sad reality that, in many parts of the world, a twitter post can lead to prosecution and prison. Fortunately there is shift in the direction of securing our privacy online. The blockchain technology, with its decentralization, is one way to fight censorship and giving control back to the users. Not only does it give advantage in speaking out ones mind, it offers new ways of payments. And it will only continue to add apps and potential to what we can do.</p> <center><img src="https://s3.postimg.org/n7o6c613n/maxresdefault.jpg" width="1058" height="800"/><br> </center> <p>If the government does not not trust you, why would you trust the government?<br> </p> <p>Having a look at the history, we see that the generations before us gave their blood for their rights. But nowadays, we accept every new law without much comment.<br> </p> <em><p>Pros and Cons against surveillance. Your opinion matters. Leave a comment and let me know if you think we need more or less surveillance </p></em> </html>
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